Laying the Foundation

Tribulation is born from the heart!

Gao Xian had passed the first two Wind Tribulations with ease. Neither heavenly wind nor earthly wind could possibly shake his soul, protected as it was by Pure Yang Precious Radiance.

The tribulation of human wind arose from the resonance between heaven, earth, and man, stirring a person's seven emotions and six desires into a wild gale that made cultivators lose all reason.

After several centuries of tempering, Gao Xian's will was tough and unyielding. With the protection of Pure Yang Precious Radiance, along with secret arts and divine powers such as the Dragon Elephant Bright King Vajra Pestle, the Pure Yang Divine Spear, and Azure Flower Divine Light, he had many means of resisting external demons.

He had not cared at all about the third Wind Tribulation. It was only that this one had come at far too perfect a moment—just as he was condensing the Heart Fire Wheel.

Fire-element essence qi gathered within his heart. The resonance between inside and outside was precisely when fire qi was at its peak. At that moment, the tribulation of human wind stirred his seven emotions and six desires like a raging gale, causing his heart fire to flare violently.

At this critical juncture, Gao Xian instead hesitated slightly. If he activated the Dragon Elephant Bright King Vajra Pestle now, uniting body and spirit to unleash the vajra pestle's divine might, any heart fire could be crushed and extinguished.

But if he did so, the Dragon Elephant Bright King Vajra Pestle would become even more tightly fused with his body and spirit.

The reason the Five Qi Primordial Wheel had not formed was chiefly because the Dragon Elephant Bright King Vajra Pestle was too powerful, obstructing the transformation of his five viscera into wheels. For him,